History of New London county, Connecticut : with biographical sketches of many of its pioneers and prominent men, Part 94

Author: Hurd, D. Hamilton (Duane Hamilton)
Publication date: 1882
Publisher: Philadelphia : J.W. Lewis & Co.
Number of Pages: 1317

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Eliab Rogers' family live on Wawecus Hill, at the homestead of their father and grandfather; are far- mers.

Of Eleazer Rogers' children, the eldest, Betsey, mar- ried Joshua Maples, a farmer and clock-maker. He was a man of striet integrity, and ever ready to do a good deed. He was captain of militia in the war of 1812, and went to the aid of Stonington. His eldest son, Thomas, went to Michigan, bought a farm, but died of fever soon after, unmarried; Elisha died in Bozrah, unmarried ; Charles, living on the old home- stead of his father and grandfather, in the vicinity of Wawecus Hill, Norwich, married Maria Post; had four children,-one son married, living in Bozrah ; one died, the youngest son, Frank ; Thomas, a pro- fessor of elocution, and one daughter, an invalid.

Joshua, the youngest son of Joshua and Betsey Maples, went to California at the time of the first gold excitement. Came back and married Alice Tracy, daughter of Harley Tracy, of Bozrah. Went back to California and located on a ranch at the foot of the Sierra Nevada Mountains, where he spent the summer. Leaving a man to take care of the stock, etc., he and his wife went to Marysville to spend the winter with her brothers. In the spring he went down to the ranch on horseback to prepare for his wife's return ; he found a sick traveler there with his man, and they were short of necessaries, gro- ceries, etc., and he started on foot with a hand-sled to go to the nearest store, which was about twelve miles, to purchase supplies. In returning a blinding snow- storm set in, and he had to abandon some of his load and leave it on the road ; he made out to reach within a few rods of the house, sat down and took off his snow-shoes, and it seems was so exhausted he fell asleep, and the snow covered him up, and he was not found until the snow melted off, about two weeks later. Buried in Marysville, and his wife returned to her home in Bozrah.

Of the daughters of Joshua, Hannah, living in Boz- rah, unmarried; Mary, dead; Lucy, the widow of George Lathrop, and her daughter living at East Great Plain.

Of Samuel Rogers, eldest son of Eleazer, he mar- ried Rhoda Miner, and their eldest son, Pitt Decatur, now living in Knoxville, III., proprietor of the " He- bard House ;" second son, Eugene Clinton, living in Sheridan, Placer Co., Cal., has been postmaster and

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constable ; James Bolivar, a merchant in Norwich awhile, went to Wheatland, Iowa, and was a mer- chant, but died of consumption, leaving a widow and four children there.

Samuel Lucius was educated at the Collegiate In- stitute, Clinton, N. Y. ; studied law with the Hon. John T. Wait, of Norwich ; went to Sacramento first, but now practicing law in San Francisco ; married in California ; has one son.

Lewis went to Iowa; for a few years in company with his brother Gains in trade, but returned to Con- necticut, and is now at the " old Hyde homestead," a farmer. The daughters now own and occupy their father's farm. Betsy married H. B. Kude ; Hattie, unmarried.

Harriet Maria Rogers, third daughter of Eleazer and Lucy Rogers, married Ezra Brewster Smith, son of Col. Chester Smith and Sally Brewster, of North Stonington. The mother, Sally Brewster, was a direct descendant from Elder William Brewster, of the "Mayflower." Ezra Smith was a farmer, and lived at the old Smith homestead for a few years, and then removed to Castile, Wyoming Co., N. Y. Harriet lived but about two years, and died of consumption. The eldest son, Daniel, by her, now living in Castile. Eleazer, the second, married in Castile, went to Illi- nois, and died there, leaving two sons. Susan, the third child, married Asahel Kellogg, of Castile, now living there; has four children; the oldest, Hattie, graduated at the Westfield Normal School, Massachu- setts, and is now a successful teacher in a high school in Perry ; William Kellogg, farmer and milkman, now in New York. Moses Smith, third son, now living in Castile, is a mason by trade; his eldest son, Edgar Dwight, entered Harvard College in advance; con- tinued there one year, came home for the summer vaca- tion, was taken down with a brain affection and died, having studied too closely. Dwight Smith, fourth son, living in Greenwood, Ill., a farmer. Samuel Chester, fourth son, studied medicine; was a student at the Medical College, Ann Arbor, Mich. ; graduated at the Medical College, New York, practicing in Preston City awhile, and in the war was surgeon in the navy ; now a practicing physician in Castile, N. Y .; he married Lida Vanarsdale ; they have one son, named Van Rogers. Ansel Brown, fifth son of Ezra B. Smith, born in Castile (all the others were born in New London County ), married Hattie Fitch, daughter of the Rev. Ferris Fitch, and - Griswold, daughter of the Rev. John Griswold, of Lyme, Conn. The Rev. Ferris Fitch was a direct descendant from the Rev. James Fitch, first pastor of the First Congregational Church, Nor- wich Town. Ansel Smith enlisted in the army early, and served through the whole term of the war in the New York Dragoons, under Sheridan in all his raids, and never received a wound until the surrender of Gen. Lee; in one of the last, if not the very last, shots he received a bullet through the lungs which lodged under the shoulder-blade, and it is there now ; it in-

capacitates him for hard labor; he lives in Castile, and is in the insurance business. Another son by a second wife, Jacob Kellogg Smith, enlisted in Nor- wich with the three months' men in the war ; he af- terwards studied medicine, practiced in Warsaw, and was drowned while returning in the night from visit- ing a patient.

Elisha Edgerton, a farmer, second son of Elcazer, married Eunice Wetmore Chesebrough, born in Ston- ington, had seven children ; bought and built at the " Quarters," so called, near the Yantic River and Bean Hill, now owned by Asa Strong. Porter, his first son, also a farmer, gardener, and milkman ; first wife, Elizabeth Grace; second, Mary Morgan ; a daughter by his wife married Dr. John Byron Sweet, son and grandson of the celebrated bone-setter, Dr. John, now living in Central Village practicing his profession. Eleazer, the second son, master-mason in Norwich City, married Mary Murphy ; has a son, also a mason, and two daughters. Elisha Francis, third son, a teacher, and studied law with the Hon. John T. Wait; practiced in Norwich City ; married Judith Murphy ; had four children; the son died in infancy ; she died of consumption, and his health being very much impaired, he went to Missouri with his sister, who was moving there; but the journey was long and tedious, and he barely lived to get there. His remains were interred in Yantic Cemetery.

Eunice Augusta, the only daughter of Elisha, was a teacher, went to Albion, Wis., and taught; she there became acquainted with and married Edwin Crumb, and lived for a few years at Big Foot Prairie; from there they removed to Jasper County, Mo., near Carthage, where he bought a tract of land and built; they had resided there a few years when one of those sudden and terrible whirlwinds swept over them, tore the house to atoms, killing Mr. Crumb. Mrs. Crumb afterwards erected another house, and remained there. She afterwards married a Dr. Wolfe, a physician, and died a few years since suddenly, leaving no children.

Henry, fourth son of Elisha, married Harriet Mor- gan ; one son lives in Norwich City ; has been in the sewing-machine business, is now in a furniture estab- lishment. Frederick, fifth son of Elisha, was a teacher, studied medicine, attended medical lectures at the Medical College, New York ; married Sarah Smith, of Palmertown, Montville ; settled in Willimantic as druggist and consulting physician. Horace, sixth son of Elisha, is living in Norwich City, in employ of Hopkins & Allen Armory; he married Elizabeth Beckwith; he enlisted with the three months' men in the war, and was in the battle of Bull Run. Sarah Rogers, the second daughter of Eleazer, died at the old homestead, unmarried.

The writer of this (Fanny L. Rogers) is the only member of the family left of her generation.1

1 I have seen six generations of the Rogers family in a direct line from James Rogers.

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CHAPTER XXXI.

COLCHESTER.

Geographical - Topographical - The Original Grant - " Jeremiah's Farma"-The Pioneers-Names of Freemen in 1730-List of Polls in 1787- Documentary Ilistory-Town-meeting, 1703-Mr. Buckley's "Chimies"-Grist- and Saw-mill-Saw-mill-A new Town Drum- Fulling-mill-Mr. Buckley's History-Repairing the Meeting-house, etc .- Early Births, Marriages, and Deaths.

THE town of Colchester lies in the northwestern part of the county, and is bounded as follows: on the north by Hartford and Tolland Counties and the town of Lebanon, on the east by Lebanon, on the south by the town of Salem and Middlesex County, and on the west by Middlesex County.

The surface of the town is generally uneven and the soil fertile.

The Original Grant .- The original grant for a plantation at "Jeremiah's Farms," now Colchester, was made by the Legislature, under date Oct. 13, 1698, as follows :

" Att a Generall Court Holden at Hartford Octobr the 13th : 1098 : This Court upon the petition of Divers of the inhabitants in the Countie of Hartford Grant Lybertye for a plantation at or near the place Called Jeremiahs farme upon the Rodo to Newlondon, and Captn Danh Weth- erell Captn John Hamlin Mr Will Pitkin Captn John Chester Mr Rich- ard Christophers and Captn Small ffosdick they or the Majr part of them are by this Court appointed to be a Comittee to lay out a town Ship there beginning at the North bound of twentie mile River and So to Extend Southward to a River Called deep River And to Extend Eastward from the bounds of Haddum Seven miles"-

" Att a Generll assembly Holden att Hartford May IIth 1699-Ordered and Enacted &c that the north bounds of the new Plantation Lately granted at or neer Jeremies farmo upon the Roade to Newlondon Shall he as formerly at twentye mile River, and the South bounds Joyne to the North bounds of Lyme, and the west bounds to Joyn to the East bounds of Middltown and the East bounds of Haddum and the East and North East bounds to Rune to the bounds of Lebanon and Norwich"-

" A Generall Assembly Holden at Hartford Octor 13, 1699-Michael Taintor Sam) Northam and Nath'l Foot appearing in this Assembly in behalfo of the New plantation called Colchester and complaining that they are obstructed in the improvement and settlement of said planta- tion by reason of severall persons that claim considerable tracts of land within tho grant of said Township, and particularly severall of the in- habitants of Saybrook, This Court do therefore order that all persons claiming any lands there shall appear at the Generall Court in May next and make their claims appear, that so the Grantees may not be further obstructed in their settlement of said plantation and that the name of that plantation shall be called Colchester and belong to the County of New London, and further that this act be transmitted to the severall towns where any persons claiming land, there do reside that so they may have reasonable notice thereof."

" Att a Generall Assembly Holden att Hartford Octobr the 10th : 1700 Whereas the Inhabitants of Colchester and those designed to goo and Settle there, meet, with much discouragement in their Planting and Settling By Owaneco and the Moheags, that claim land within that township. This assembly being Sensible of the difficulties they meet with and being desirous to promote the Quiet and Comfortable Settle- ment of the Plantation Doo desire the HIonable Governr with his Coun- cil to treat with the Moheags and to agree with them to Quitt their Claim to the Lands within that township, upon as Reasonable termes as may be obtained and also to advise the peoplo and to direct them in going forward in their Plantation worke, and the Worshipfull Captn Samuel Mason is desired to improve his Interest in the Moheags to Pro- moto their Compliance with the Interest of the people of Colchester- The Charge to be defrayed by the inhabitants of Colchester-"

Thus the whole township of ancient Colchester, em- bracing the present township and portions of Salem (in olden time called Paugwonk) and Marlborough,

was granted to the original planters, and by them subsequently shared with their associate planters. Then followed divisions of the township at intervals of time amongst the proprietors, a certain portion of the territory being included in a division. A division was then subdivided into allotments or rights, con- sisting of fifty, one hundred, and two hundred pound rights, for which the proprietors cast lots, the number in the draught determining for each proprietor his claim to a corresponding number in the allotments. In this way half a century or more elapsed before the whole township had been divided amongst the original planters and proprietors and the heirs of those of them who had deceased.

The lands, of little value comparatively at the beginning of the settlement, gradually increased in value as the population and demand for land in- creased : and those of the proprietors and their de- scendants and heirs who retained their rights in the divisions of lands became substantially wealthy and prosperous. Colchester was a highly popular settle- ment, and the carly planters were a superior set of men, belonging, as they did, to many of the first fami- lies in New England, and it early attracted a brilliant array of names and genius from various parts of the country. Its location was desirable, being near Hart- ford, Middletown, Norwich, and New London.

The Pioneers .- Michael Taintor, Esq., was born in Brainford, October, 1652, being the second son of Capt. Michael Taintor and his wife Elizabeth. He was in Windsor in 1679, where he married Mary, daughter of Thomas Loomis, and after her decease Mabel (Olmsted) Butler, widow of Mr. Daniel Butler, of Hartford, in 1697. He was one of the leading men in Windsor, as appears by the records of that town, holding some of the highest offices in that township. He was doubtless one of the most active in procuring the grant of Colchester, being in the prime of life when he removed to that place to settle. He was the first, and for a long series of years the only, justice of the peace in Colchester, town clerk for the space of thirty years, member of Connecticut General Assem- bly twenty-six sessions, commissioner, selectman, etc. He died February, 1731, in his seventy-ninth year.

Rev. John Bulkley was from Glastenbury, son of Rev. Gurshom and his wife (who was a daughter of President Chauncey), and grandson of Rev. Peter Bulkley, from England. "Isaac Bigloo" was from Watertown, Mass. "John Bigloo, a son of Joshna Bigloo, of Watertown, which John Bigloo now dwells in Hartford on the east." Thomas Carrier and his sons, Richard and Andrew, were from Andover, where Martha, wife of Thomas, was executed for a witch in 1692. Thomas Carrier had belonged to the body- guard of King Charles I., of Great Britain, and was notorious for fleetness of foot, even after he was more than one hundred years old. It is said that he killed the king of England. If so, he must have been the executioner of King Charles I. in 1648. He was a

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Welshman. It is said by his descendants that he was one hundred and thirteen years of age at the time of his decease in 1735. Daniel Clark, "Locksmith," was from Hartford; Samuel Dickinson, from Hadley; Jonathan Dunham, from Haddam ; Foots were from Wethersfield; Samuel Gilbert, from Hartford ; Ben- jamin Graves, from New London (doubtless originally from Hatfield) ; Josiah Gillet and Josiah Gillet, Jr., from Windsor. The wife of Josiah, Sr., was Joanna, daughter of Michael Taintor, of Brainford; she died in Colchester in January, 1735, aged eighty-three years. John Hitchcock, from Springfield ; Evan Jones, from Windsor (?) ; Kelloggs, from Hatfield; Loomises, from Windsor ; James and Israel Newton, from " Kings- town in Naraganset"; "Samuel Niels," of Kings- town (1709) ; Northams, from Hatfield; Nathaniel Otis, from Scituate ; Josiah Phelps, from Windsor ; "Joseph Pumery," from Northampton (?); William Shipman, from Saybrook (went to Hebron about 1705, where he soon after died in consequence of a fall) ; Skinners, from Hartford (?) ; Deacon "Micaell" Taintor, from Windsor ; James Treadway, "Malster," from Watertown; Welleses, from Hatfield ; Joseph Wright, from Glastenbury ; Israel Wyatt, from Hat- field ; Thomas Beebe was from New London ; Na- thaniel "Caloni" (Calhoon), Norwich, R. I .; Philip Caverlee, Lebanon ; John Chapman, New London ; James Crocker, Barnstable; George "Dalee," from "Provedene" ; Thomas Day, Hartford ; Benjamin Fox, New London; Daniel Galusiah, Weston ; Joseph Harrington, Watertown ; James Harris, New London ; John Hopson, Rhode Island ; Isaac Jones, Weston ; Samuel Knight, Plainfield; Benjamin Lane, Fal- mouth ; Robert Menler, Lyme; Morgans, New Lon- don ; James Mun, Springfield; Robert Staples, Lyme; William Worthington, Hartford.

Colchester gradually increased in population, and in 1730 the following were residents of the town : Micaiell Taintor, Micaiell Taintor, Jr., James New- ton, Samll Northam, Thom Day, Richd Carrier, Eben- ezr Skiner, Danll Clark Jr., Lef Isreall Wyat, Dea- con Lomis, Wm Roberds, Nathll Lomis, Jos Wright, Josiah Gellet, Josiah Gillet Jr., Ebenezer Dibell, Capt Gilbert, Jno Adams, Jno Adams Jr., Deacon Skiner, Richd Skiner, Nathanll Skiner, Benjamin Skiner, Jos Prat, Nathll Kellogg, Ephrem Foot, Jos pumery, Thom Brown, Noah Wells, Jos Chamberlin, Josiah Foot, James mun, ensign Jno Skiner, Ebenezer kel- logg, James Brown, Andrew Carrier, Richard Church, Mr Bulkley, Jno Day, Jonathan Gillet, Jonathan Kellogg, Nathll Foot, Ebenr Coleman, Charles Wil- liams, Clement Cithophell, John Chapman Sr., Eph- ream Wells, Josiah Phelps, John holms, William Roberds, Josiah Gates, Joseph foot, John John- son.

From this time forward the town advanced more rapidly in wealth and population, as shown by the following "List of the Polls &c for the 1st Society" (Colchester) "for 1787 :

" Jonathan Bigelow Nehemiah Gillet Ebur Kellogg Jr Nathan Williams James Bigelow Richard Skinner Jr David Burnham Russell Gillet Joseph Gillet Junr Daniel Bulkley Stephen Brown Nathl Clark Gideon Lomis Gersham Bulkley David Bulkley Hannah Fuller Asa Swan Roger Bulkley Joseph Gillet Chauncey Wells John Bulkley Ebenr Kellogg Isham Chapman Elipht Davenport Charles Taintor Elijah Fuller Joshua Bulkley Ela Gillet Gersham Bulkley Junr Abner Chapman Asa Baker Darius Clark Jonathan Sabins Jonathan Deming Saml Ilassard Amasa Kellogg John Watrous Thomas Skin- ner Joseph Foot Amos Kellogg John Pratt Daniel Pratt Joseph Tay- lor Elisha Kellogg Allen Wightman John & Wm Bulkley Zelmilon Strong Rozel Chamberlin John Kellogg Theodore Waters Joseph Isham Jr Elihn Clark Thomas Vibber, Lemuel F. Vibber Noah Co !- man Charles Bulkley 2d. Daniel Watrous Charles Taintor Jr. Dudley Wright Wm Townsend John Breed Sam. Bridges Abigail Worthing- ton John R. Watrous Nehemiah Daniels Ezek.} Daniels Mary Kel- logg Dan.l & Steph.n Foot Noah Pomroy Darius Ilills Joseph Ilills Hosea Foot Reuben West Mary Marriner Thos. F. Crouch John Taintor Thankful Thompson Wm Hall Daniel Kellogg Eleazer Edes John T. Otis Nath.1 Otis John Button Ezra Clark Obed Alvord Elijah Northam Elizabeth Kilborn Edmond Bridges David Kilborn B. & J. N. Beadle Abner Kellogg Jeremiah Mason James F. Mason Aber Ilills Deliverance Waters John Otis Joseph Bulkley Asa Archer Elizabeth Foot Justin Little John Wells Jr Uzziel Foot Jeremiah Foot Daniel Isham Benj.n Hatch Jonathan Keeny Solomon Wolcott John Chamberlin John Cavarly Joshua Hall Amos Randall Daniel Juad David Wyles Benj.n Quiterfield Charles Bulkley Israel New- tow Junr. Eliph.t Bulkley Ezra Clark Junr Israel Newton 3d Eph- raim Clark Habakuk Foot Dudley Wright Jr. John Clark Timo. Judd Pierpont Bacon Elihn Warner Sam Church 2d. Oliver Warner Asa Treadway Ephraim Wells Daniel Bulkley Junr Job Taber W.d Sarah Wells George Palmer Joab Beebe Elias Palmer Jr. Philip Cav- arly Josh a Morgan Jona. Morgan 2d. John Newton Jr. John Palmer Israel Newton Amos Wells Asa Newton Elijah Worthington Jr. Joel Bigelow Elijah Worthington Dan Worthington Samnel Lomis Benj.n Wm & Christo. Eliery Gilbert Denison Christo. Dean Joseph Webb Israel Lomis W.m Bulkley Peleg Ransom Wid. Ann Wells Martin Wells Solomon Scovil Elisha Scovil David Scovil Elias Palmer John Treadway Ama Ransom Wid. Daniel Welch Jr. Elijalı Kilborn Elisha Bigelow Asahel Newton John Cavarly Jr. Wm Worthington Samuel Church Nathan Warner Stephen Rossetter Asa Bigelow Elisha Dodge Oliver Brown Peter Graves Jr. Wm Thompson George Dodge Jesse Craw Samnel Church Jr. Anna Church Israel W. Wells John Wright Robert Bramble Eliph.t Gillet Daniel Colman Russell Kellogg Nath.l Chamberlin Jr. Joseph Wright Jonathan Watrous Asa Graves Daniel Clark Daniel Pratt Jr. Nath Chamberlin Isaiah Muun Samuel Kellogg Joseph Johnson Charles Foot Daniel Bennet Benj.n Munn Miles Wright Azariah Wright Ephraim Little Am- brose Strong John Elliot Esq.r Shnbael Clark Daniel Whitney Rich- ard H. Iluntley."

"List of the Polls &e for the Parish of Westchester for the year 1787 :

" Noah Skinner Ezra Bigelow Caleb Gifford Joseph Day Jr. Judah Scovil Sam.1 Carrier Joseph Crocker Dan.l William Sam.l Isham Daniel Pratt 3d. Joseph Day Weeks Williams John Carrier Samuel Brown Adonijah Foot Elijah Williams Timothy Waters Benj.n Adams Jr. Israel Kellogg John Isham Asa Day Amasa Mitchell Samuel Skin- ner Aaron Barbur Eleazer & Eleazer Dunham Jr. Adriel Sabins, El- dad Sabins Jon.a Bass Abraham Day Henry Waters Elijah Day Benj.n Huntington Noah Isham Stephen Skinner Noah Skinner Jr. Knight Sexton John Ackley George Sexton Robert Young Eph.m Scovel Reuben Scovel Darcas Niles Nath.l Warner Jr. Joseph Car- rier Jona Northam Jr. Robert Shattuck Susannah Gates Sarah Yea- mans Elijah Smith Joseph Whitmore Joseph Fuller Simon Brainerd Jr. Ezra Ramsdale Stephen & William Brainard Isaac Isham Isaac Isham Jr. Green Bigsby Sally Yeamans Thomas Shaw Simeon & Timo. Crocker David Yeamans Amasa Day Ezekiel Lord Charles Williams John Williams Phineas Sabins Judah Lewis James Sexton Reuben Foot Uriah Carrier Ileury Champion Esq. Henry Champion Jr. Jehiel Isham Nath.I Foot Jr. David Shattuck Stephen Brainard Jr. Nath'l & Aaron Foot Erastus Worthington Sammuel Loomis Jona- than Dunham Joseph Jsham John Bigelow John Bigelow Jr. Joseph Loomis John Mitchel Solomon Loomis John Elliot Esq.r John Blish Tho.s Williams John Isham Jr. Joseph Ransom John Olmsted Gad Worthington Amasa Brown Cephas Cone John Day Josiah Cridento

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HISTORY OF NEW LONDON COUNTY, CONNECTICUT.

Ambrose Niles Israel Skinner James Mc. Cracken Jacob Babbit John Staples Benjamin Staples Isaac Jones John Skinner Josiah Foot Elijah Staples Jr. David Adams."

Documentary History .- The following are cx- tracts from the early records :

" At A Legall Town meeting held in Colchester September 6th 1703: The Town being informed that Major palmes Hath or was about to sell A parsell of land within ye township of Colchester under a pre- tence of an Indian grant-Namely Capt Sannap ye town Considering that trobell may Arise in that mat- ter do hearby impower Joseph pumery & ebenezer Coleman to eject the said Major palmes or any other person that shall make enterane or improuc any land in the bounds of Colchester without ye aprobation of the town & for their incoragment the town do grant to them ye said Joseph pumery & ebenezer Coleman cach of them one hundred akers of land at A place on which they haue Aready Made enterane by fencing about seauen Miles from our town plat at or near pangunk provided thay stand to defend ye land that Major palmes or any other person or persons shall Make enterane upon in right of Capt Sanap : it is to be understood that thay shall defend it at thair own Charg & to ye outermost exstent of law :-

"at a legall town meeting held at Colchester July 26 : 1703 it was voated to enter on record one home lott which was formerly granted to John Stebbins but not then entered-it is ye lott lying North from John adamses sener his home lot."

MR. BUCKLEY'S " CHIMIES." -- " Lebanon June ye 17th 1703 then reccaved of Joseph pomry of Colches- ter fine pownds & Ten Shilings in Corrent mony on ye acoult of ye Commitie of Colchester to pay for Benlding mr bucklys chimies (chimneys, C. M. T.) I say reevd by, me John Woodward.

"att ye meting aforsed it was granted yt James Taylor should haue an addistion of one hundred pownds right he payinge ye charge: & it is to be understood yt it is in right of his father in law Daniel stebins & to take it without meadow and ye abouesd Daniel stebins agreeth not to hane any further deuis- ions of lands in Colchester untill cuery hundred pownds lotment hath had one hundred & fifty acers.

"att a legall Town meeting held in Colchester September ye 6th 1703 it was granted to william roberts a home lott & other acomadations : exsepting meadow he paying charges as others of ye town haue donc-at ye meetinge aforesaid it was granted to ebenezer Colman an adistion to his deuision land 3 acers for one yt he wants in his home lot-"

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History of New London county, Connecticut : with biographical sketches of many of its pioneers and prominent men, Part 94

Author: Hurd, D. Hamilton (Duane Hamilton) Publication date: 1882 Publisher: Philadelphia : J.W. Lewis & Co. Number of Pages: 1317

Author: Hurd, D. Hamilton (Duane Hamilton)
Publication date: 1882
Publisher: Philadelphia : J.W. Lewis & Co.
Number of Pages: 1317